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Tommy Amaker is more dreamer than pragmatist. Always has been. He believed that Mike Krzyzewski, with little more than Chicago toughness, a West Point education and Bob Knight's endorsement, could coach Duke basketball back to national prominence. After playing and coaching under Krzyzewski for 13 wildly successful seasons, Amaker believed that he, at the tender age of 31, was ready to lead Seton Hall in the Big East against the likes of John Thompson, Jim Boeheim and Jim Calhoun. Amaker also believed that after four postseason appearances in as many years with Seton Hall that he could restore integrity to a renowned program, Michigan, rocked by scandal. But Amaker's most...

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Tommy Amaker is more dreamer than pragmatist. Always has been.
He believed that Mike Krzyzewski, with little more than Chicago toughness, a West Point education and Bob Knight's endorsement, could coach Duke basketball back to national prominence.
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Jeremy Lin took the inbounds pass from under the opponent's basket, raced upcourt and elevated for a contested 3-pointer. He absorbed significant contact, surely a foul, and launched a one-handed shot from about 25 feet.
Money. Game-winner. Bedlam.
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It was quick and painless, pretty much the opposite of the Lakers' season.
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Miami Heat 100 - Lakers 94 (end of regulation)
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